To close out season 2 we talk about the biggest surprise of the generation, a game that birthed a billion dollar franchise and was synonymous for "playing videogames" for a handful of years.

We also have a tiny season 2 debrief. Thank you for listening!

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Perhaps THE MOST influential game of the era, Resident Evil 4 was a FANTASTIC game that symbolized not just an evolution in the action genre it ended "Survival horror" forever and also prospects of the Gamecube being succesful. Hear our talk!

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This game may be the least popular game we've spoken about in this podcast. A remake of the Playstation classic, this unique collaborative effort nonetheless yielded a fantastic gaming experience on the doomed purple console.

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KOTOR came out at a time when both Star Wars AND the X-Box were in a rough shape and it provided a much needed win for BOTH!

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A complete original incredibly stylish game which began as a staff development project for Capcom, framed as a console savior it was barely a bleep on many people's radar. We thoroughly enjoyed it though, listen to us reminisce!

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Perhaps the most controversial GameCube game of all time. Wind Waker was a huge shock and but undoubtedly a great game.

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One of the best fighting games of the generation if not THE best. SoulCalibur 2 was a deceptively deep fighting game that was also a quiver in the arrow of gamers who were deeply invested in the "console wars" of the era. It gave the GameCube a much needed win, but it was much more than that and it's a great snapshot of the state of gaming in 2003.

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One of the most complete and deceptively deep games of the era, from the storyline to the music, to the myth building. It's just a fantastic game and one that one of our hosts simply HAD to talk about, gaming the system in order to make it happen.

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The highest point ever achieved for the car combat genre happened in 2001 on the PS2.

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Easily one of the most fun experiences you could have on EVERY 6th generation console.

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